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2/27 Opening Day in Cactus League

It’s Opening Day for the Cubs and new manager Rick Renteria. The forecast is for sunshine and temps in the 70s. Jeff Samardzija gets the start against the Diamondbacks at new Cubs Park. Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts and Mesa Mayor Scott Smith will throw out ceremonial first pitches. The game will be on WGN-TV, MLB.TV and you can listen on Cubs.com. Here’s the lineup:

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